(Like everyone else) Elance are out to make a dollar. The system isn't perfect, but show me a business that is.
I think it was HIGHLY optimistic to have a budget of less than $1,000 and to think things would be pain free.
It would have been interesting if the author had added what he had expected. The article is highly factual (this happened, and then this and then this...) but he didn't add any value judgment. What was his expectations? Was it a red flag that no one on Reddit wanted to touch it? Would he do it again? If he had twice the budget, would that have changed things? etc. etc.
I think it was HIGHLY optimistic to have a budget of less than $1,000 and to think things would be pain free.
It would have been interesting if the author had added what he had expected. The article is highly factual (this happened, and then this and then this...) but he didn't add any value judgment. What was his expectations? Was it a red flag that no one on Reddit wanted to touch it? Would he do it again? If he had twice the budget, would that have changed things? etc. etc.